existing while black
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Can We Live While Black?
It’s no secret that there’s a fear of a black planet. This fear is so pervasive, so insidious, that black people are being reprimanded for merely living. Recently, #WhileBlack has taken off. Social media is bringing attention to various overtly racist instances when existing in white spaces is perceived to be a threat. “I don’t…
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White Woman Calls Cops on Black Real Estate Investor Inspecting House Next Door
It’s news to no one that the Rebeccas and Karens of the world will not cease until they call cops on every single black person in this country for the most minuscule of perceived infractions. In the past month alone we’ve had incidents of police being called on black people for napping while black, cooking…
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Manager Loudly Reads Store’s Theft Policy to Black Customers, Calls Security When Asked Why [Updated]
Updated: Friday, May 11, 2018, 12:15 p.m. EDT: The Root received the following statement from Christi Graybill, vice president of e-commerce operations with Fuego: We are deeply sorry for the event that occurred in our Tacoma, WA store on May the 7th. When the two customers confronted our employees and were understandably upset, our manager asked…
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I Honestly Thought White People Were Better Than This
I had forgotten about the first time. I usually hear their dogs barking as I pass their house while walking my dog, a 165-pound Great Dane. On most days, at least one of the dogs exits the house through what I assume is a doggie door, walks into the fenced-in backyard and yaps at us…
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Report: LA Fitness Called the Cops on a Black Man Because He ‘Fit a Profile’
A North Carolina LA Fitness franchise called on the brave police officers who protect and serve (and sometimes shoot black people) after accusing a member of the gym of breaking into lockers and stealing credit cards, only to discover that they had the wrong guy. According to WCNC-TV, Realtor Ralston Masaniai was at the LA…
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LA Fitness Fires 3 Employees for Going Full Starbucks on Black Customer in Viral Video
Updated Thursday, April 19, 2018, 9:19 a.m. EDT: LA Fitness has fired the manager and two other employees at its Secaucus, N.J., location after staff members suggested that a black customer’s fitness routine should include at least one set of getting the fuck out their gym. In a statement to NJ.com on Wednesday, LA Fitness…